Pfc. Matthew Titman, an Endicott, N.Y., native,
Pfc. Matthew Titman, an Endicott, N.Y., native, congratulates his Afghan Uniformed Police partner after completing a successful foot patrol of the Sharana District Center bazaar. Titman serves as an infantryman... More
Releasing the beast, Afghanistan
Members of 3rd Platoon, Alpha Battery, 1st Battalion, 77th Field Artillery Regiment, 172nd Infantry Brigade - "The Dirty Third" - work at dislodging their M-777 155 mm howitzer from the three-foot hole it dug i... More
U.S. Army Pfc. Grant Lloyd, from Sylvester, Ga., assigned
U.S. Army Pfc. Grant Lloyd, from Sylvester, Ga., assigned to 2nd Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, Task Force Blackhawk, scans the horizon as the sun rises in the below-freezing morning ... More
A U.S. Army soldier from 1st Platoon, Company A, 1st
A U.S. Army soldier from 1st Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, Task Force Blackhawk, pulls security from the turret of a mine resistant ambush protected vehicle in the small village of Y... More
U.S. Army soldiers from 1st Platoon, Company A, 1st
U.S. Army soldiers from 1st Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 172nd Infantry Brigade, Task Force Blackhawk, patrol through the small village of Yahya Khel March 10. Members of Company A ... More
Maksud, an Afghan National Army soldier, pulls guard
Maksud, an Afghan National Army soldier, pulls guard during a traffic checkpoint with U.S. soldiers from 3rd Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 172nd Infantry Brigade, Task Force Blackhaw... More
Three Afghan National Army soldiers take a break while
Three Afghan National Army soldiers take a break while conducting a traffic check point with U.S. soldiers from 1st Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 172nd Infantry Brigade, Task Force B... More
U.S. Army Sgt. Richard Davies, a medic for Company
U.S. Army Sgt. Richard Davies, a medic for Company C, 122nd Aviation Support Battalion, Task Force Blackhawk, and a native of Longview, Wash., sits on the bumper of one of the emergency vehicles used by the For... More
With few roads and mountains in every direction, moving
With few roads and mountains in every direction, moving the 172nd Infantry Brigade requires helicopters of every shape and size to keep operations moving. Soldiers like Spc. Senquon Coley, B Company, 172nd Supp... More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Ramon Rodriguez, a native of Juna
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Ramon Rodriguez, a native of Juna Diad, Puerto Rico, and a team leader for 1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 172nd Infantry Brigade, Task Force Blackhawk, prepares the crew of his mine-... More
U.S. Army Pfc. Grant Lloyd, from Sylvester, Ga., assigned
U.S. Army Pfc. Grant Lloyd, from Sylvester, Ga., assigned to 2nd Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, Task Force Blackhawk, is lit by the tail lights as he climbs into his mine resistant am... More
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Anthony Smith, a civil affairs officer
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Anthony Smith, a civil affairs officer with the 412th Civil Affairs Battalion, talks to a local Afghan at a traffic check point set up by members of Company A, 1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regi... More
U.S. Army soldiers from 1st Platoon, Company A, 1st
U.S. Army soldiers from 1st Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, Task Force Blackhawk, set up a traffic checkpoint outside Combat Outpost Yosef Khel with a platoon from the Afghan National ... More
A young girl hesitates to separate from her father
A young girl hesitates to separate from her father as soldiers from the Afghan National Army search him and and his motorcycle at a traffic check point set up by the ANA, under the watchful eye of U.S. Army sol... More
U.S. Army Sgt. Richard Davies, a medic for Company
U.S. Army Sgt. Richard Davies, a medic for Company C, 122nd Aviation Support Battalion, Task Force Blackhawk, and a native of Longview, Wash., sits on the bumper of one of the emergency vehicles used by the For... More
Soldiers of Echo Troop, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 172nd
Soldiers of Echo Troop, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 172nd Infantry Brigade, play with local children in the Sharobi District Center of eastern Paktika province. When the soldiers discovered they only had one pen left... More
U.S. Army Pfc. Jeff Strube of Stevenville, Texas, and
U.S. Army Pfc. Jeff Strube of Stevenville, Texas, and Company B, Task Force 2-28th, 172nd Infantry Brigade, pulls guard in the scenic village of Derka near Combat Outpost Zerok Sept. 20. TF 2-28 was conducting ... More
U.S. Army Spc. Kevin McGovern, from Bridgewater, N.J.,
U.S. Army Spc. Kevin McGovern, from Bridgewater, N.J., assigned to 1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 172nd Infantry Brigade, Task Force Blackhawk, prepares the gunner's nest of his mine resistant ambush pro... More
A "jingle truck" carrying a load of bovines rattles
A "jingle truck" carrying a load of bovines rattles past a Mine-Resistant Ambush-Protected vehicle in the early morning of March 8, outside of Combat Outpost Yosef Khel.
U.S. Army soldiers from 2nd Platoon, Company A, 1st
U.S. Army soldiers from 2nd Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, Task Force Blackhawk, set up a traffic checkpoint with soldiers from the Afghan National Army near Combat Outpost Yosef Khel... More
U.S. Army soldiers from 1st Platoon, Company A, 1st
U.S. Army soldiers from 1st Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, Task Force Blackhawk, search travelers at a traffic checkpoint outside Combat Outpost Yosef Khel, March 9. The 1st Platoon s... More
U.S. Army Sgt. Ericson Punto, from Los Angeles, Calif.,
U.S. Army Sgt. Ericson Punto, from Los Angeles, Calif., with Company A, 1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 172nd Infantry Brigade, Task Force Blackhawk, directs his Mine-Resistant Ambush-Protected vehicle in... More
Pfc. Keun Im Song, infantryman with Echo Troop, 5th
Pfc. Keun Im Song, infantryman with Echo Troop, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 172nd Infantry Brigade, works with Afghan Uniformed Police members while patrolling a remote village in eastern Paktika province, Afghanist... More
U.S. Army soldiers from 2nd Platoon, Company A, 1st
U.S. Army soldiers from 2nd Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, Task Force Blackhawk, set up a traffic checkpoint with Afghan National Army soldiers in the frigid dawn of March 8, near Com... More
U.S. Army Spc. Mark Sheffy, from Visalia, Calif., a
U.S. Army Spc. Mark Sheffy, from Visalia, Calif., a member of 2nd Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 172nd Infantry Brigade, Task Force Blackhawk, gets passed by a classic, old car during... More
A cat watches U.S. Army Spc. Josh Beans, from Miami,
A cat watches U.S. Army Spc. Josh Beans, from Miami, a medic for 2nd Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 172nd Infantry Brigade, Task Force Blackhawk, as he uses his rifle scope to watch a... More
U.S. Army Sgt. Kevin Manigault, from Bronx, N.Y., team
U.S. Army Sgt. Kevin Manigault, from Bronx, N.Y., team leader for 1st Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, Task Force Blackhawk, watches as members of the Afghan National Army set up a traf... More
A U.S. Army soldier from 1st Platoon, Company A, 1st
A U.S. Army soldier from 1st Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, Task Force Black Hawk, conducts a foot patrol in the small village of Yayah Khel, March 10, 2012. Members of Company A were... More
U.S. Army Spc. John Turchan, from Ashtabula, Ohio,
U.S. Army Spc. John Turchan, from Ashtabula, Ohio, assigned to 3rd Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 172nd Infantry Brigade, Task Force Blackhawk, pulls security during a traffic checkpo... More
Staff Sgt. James Allen, an Lancaster, Calif., native,
Staff Sgt. James Allen, an Lancaster, Calif., native, conducts a dismounted patrol of the Sharana District Center bazaar with his platoon's Afghan Uniformed Police partners. Allen, a squad leader with B Company... More
U.S. Army Pfc. Grant Lloyd, from Sylvester, Ga., and
U.S. Army Pfc. Grant Lloyd, from Sylvester, Ga., and Spc. Mark Sheffy, from Visalia, Calif., both members of 2nd Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 172nd Infantry Brigade, Task Force Blac... More
A member of the Afghan National Army mans the gunner's
A member of the Afghan National Army mans the gunner's turret of an ANA humvee in the early morning of March 8. The ANA were working with soldiers from 2nd Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regime... More
U.S. Army Sgt. Benjamin Harris, a native of Frederick,
U.S. Army Sgt. Benjamin Harris, a native of Frederick, Md., and a member of 1st Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, Task Force Blackhawk, takes biometric information from a suspected membe... More
U.S. Army 1st Lt. John Tilley, a native of Statesville,
U.S. Army 1st Lt. John Tilley, a native of Statesville, N.C., currently serving as platoon leader for 1st Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 172nd Infantry Brigade, Task Force Blackhawk, ... More
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Graham Hatch, 3rd Platoon leader
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Graham Hatch, 3rd Platoon leader for Company A, 1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 172nd Infantry Brigade, Task Force Blackhawk, walks the site of a traffic checkpoint near Forward Operatin... More
Khastan Mohammad Manuel, a member of the Afghan National
Khastan Mohammad Manuel, a member of the Afghan National Army, holds a rocket propelled grenade launcher in the early morning of March 8. The ANA were working with soldiers from 2nd Platoon, Company A, 1st Batt... More
A member of the Afghan Uniformed Police rests on a
A member of the Afghan Uniformed Police rests on a roadside while his platoon conducts a traffic check point with U.S. Army soldiers from 1st Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, Task Force... More
U.S. Army Sgt. Kevin Manigault, from Bronx, N.Y., team
U.S. Army Sgt. Kevin Manigault, from Bronx, N.Y., team leader for 1st Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 172nd Infantry Brigade, Task Force Blackhawk, watches as members of the Afghan Nat... More
U.S. Army Spc. Jeremy Weyant, a native of Harrisburg,
U.S. Army Spc. Jeremy Weyant, a native of Harrisburg, Pa., who is in 1st Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 172nd Infantry Brigade, Task Force Blackhawk, uses his rifle scope to scan a fa... More
U.S. Army Pfc. Jonathan Martin, from Austin, Texas,
U.S. Army Pfc. Jonathan Martin, from Austin, Texas, with 3rd Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 172nd Infantry Brigade, Task Force Blackhawk, laughs at one of his comrades on the ground f... More
U.S. Army soldiers from 2nd Platoon, Company A, 1st
U.S. Army soldiers from 2nd Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, Task Force Blackhawk, maneuver their mine resistant ambush protected vehicles to set up a traffic checkpoint with Afghan Nat... More
U.S. Army Pfc. Isaac Mancilla, a native of St. George,
U.S. Army Pfc. Isaac Mancilla, a native of St. George, Utah, a member of 1st Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, Task Force Blackhawk, retrieves a biometrics kit from a mine resistant ambu... More
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class James Meyers, a native of
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class James Meyers, a native of Savannah, Ga., briefs his soldiers in 1st Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 172nd Infantry Brigade, Task Force Blackhawk, before they h... More
A U.S. Army soldier from 1st Platoon, Company A, 1st
A U.S. Army soldier from 1st Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 172nd Infantry Brigade, Task Force Blackhawk, conducts a foot patrol in the small village of Yayah Khel, near combat outpos... More
U.S. Army Spc. John Turchan, from Ashtabula, Ohio,
U.S. Army Spc. John Turchan, from Ashtabula, Ohio, assigned to 3rd Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry, 172nd Infantry Brigade, Task Force Blackhawk, slaps five with an Afghan National Army soldier ... More
U.S. Army Spc. Mark Sheffy, from Visalia, Calif., assigned
U.S. Army Spc. Mark Sheffy, from Visalia, Calif., assigned to 2nd Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, Task Force Blackhawk, pulls watch during a traffic check point his platoon set up with... More
Manum Ishmail, a member of the Afghan Uniformed Police
Manum Ishmail, a member of the Afghan Uniformed Police in the Yousef Kehl district, pulls security while his platoon conducts a traffic check point with U.S. Army soldiers from 1st Platoon, Company A, 1st Batta... More
U.S. Army Sgt. Cody Dehart, a native of Greensboro,
U.S. Army Sgt. Cody Dehart, a native of Greensboro, N.C., and a member of 1st Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 172nd Infantry Brigade, Task Force Blackhawk, checks a vehicle for explosi... More
A U.S. Army soldier with 1st Platoon, Company A, 1st
A U.S. Army soldier with 1st Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 172nd Infantry Brigade, Task Force Blackhawk, pulls lookout duty from a rooftop in the village of Yahya Khel, which is near... More
U.S. Army Spc. Mark Sheffy, from Visalia, Calif., assigned
U.S. Army Spc. Mark Sheffy, from Visalia, Calif., assigned to 2nd Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, Task Force Blackhawk, pulls watch during a traffic check point his platoon set up with... More
U.S. Army 1st Lt. John Tilley, a native of Statesville,
U.S. Army 1st Lt. John Tilley, a native of Statesville, N.C., currently serving as platoon leader for 1st Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, Task Force Blackhawk, scans the area with his ... More
U.S. Army soldiers from 1st Platoon, Company A, 1st
U.S. Army soldiers from 1st Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 172nd Infantry Brigade, Task Force Blackhawk, cordon off the town square of a small village near Combat Outpost Yosef Khel M... More
A U.S. Army soldier with 1st Platoon, Company A, 1st
A U.S. Army soldier with 1st Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 172nd Infantry Brigade, Task Force Blackhawk, is greeted by a local boy during a foot patrol through the village of Yahya K... More
U.S. Army Pfc. Grant Lloyd, from Sylvester, Ga., assigned
U.S. Army Pfc. Grant Lloyd, from Sylvester, Ga., assigned to 2nd Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, Task Force Blackhawk, clowns around with a group of local boys in a small village near ... More
U.S. Army Spc. Jeremy Weyant, who is from Harrisburg,
U.S. Army Spc. Jeremy Weyant, who is from Harrisburg, Pa., a member of 1st Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, Task Force Blackhawk, pulls security on the banks of a dry streambed while me... More
A member of the Afghan Local Police pulls security
A member of the Afghan Local Police pulls security in the small village of Yahya Khel as soldiers from the Afghan Uniformed Police construct a permanent check point with U.S. Army soldiers from 1st Platoon, Com... More
U.S. Army Specialists Redmond Payne, from San Francisco,
U.S. Army Specialists Redmond Payne, from San Francisco, and Cody Grooms, from Phoenix, both members of Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 66th Armor, 172nd Infantry Brigade, Task Force Black... More
A local boy smiles at U.S. Army soldiers from 2nd
A local boy smiles at U.S. Army soldiers from 2nd Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, Task Force Blackhawk, as they moved through is village near Combat Outpost Yosef Khel March 8.
U.S. Army soldiers from 1st Platoon, Company A, 1st
U.S. Army soldiers from 1st Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, Task Force Blackhawk, pull security in their mine resistant ambush protected vehicle during a traffic check point outside Co... More
A local Afghan boy watches as U.S. Army soldiers from
A local Afghan boy watches as U.S. Army soldiers from 1st Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 172nd Infantry Brigade, Task Force Blackhawk, move through the village of Yahya Khel, which is... More
Three local children watch as U.S. Army soldiers from
Three local children watch as U.S. Army soldiers from 2nd Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, Task Force Blackhawk, move through their small village near Combat Outpost Yosef Khel, March 8.
A local Afghan elder watches soldiers from the Afghan
A local Afghan elder watches soldiers from the Afghan Uniformed Police conduct a traffic check point with U.S. Army soldiers from 1st Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, Task Force Blackha... More
A member of the Afghan National Army jokes around with
A member of the Afghan National Army jokes around with U.S. Army soldiers from 1st Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 172nd Infantry Brigade, Task Force Blackhawk, in the village of Yahya... More
U.S. Army Spc. Josh Beans, from Miami, Fla., a medic
U.S. Army Spc. Josh Beans, from Miami, Fla., a medic for 2nd Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, Task Force Blackhawk, uses an Afghan-English translation book to communicate with a group o... More
U.S. Army soldiers from 1st Platoon, Company A, 1st
U.S. Army soldiers from 1st Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 172nd Infantry Brigade, Task Force Blackhawk, and members of the Afghan Local Police and Afghan Uniformed Police, stand watc... More
U.S. Army soldiers from 1st Platoon, Company A, 1st
U.S. Army soldiers from 1st Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, Task Force Blackhawk, bow for a moment of silence to honor their fallen comrades before leaving on a mission from Combat Out... More
Children from a small village near Combat Outpost Yosef
Children from a small village near Combat Outpost Yosef Khel laugh in reaction to a U.S. Army soldier as he does a little breakdancing for them, March 8.
U.S. Army Pfc. Josh Foucha, from New Orleans, La.,
U.S. Army Pfc. Josh Foucha, from New Orleans, La., who is serving in Company A, 1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, Task Force Blackhawk, steers his mine resistant ambush protected vehicle with a special revo... More
U.S. Army Spc. Marshall Canon, from Bastrop, Texas,
U.S. Army Spc. Marshall Canon, from Bastrop, Texas, with 2nd Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, Task Force Blackhawk, greets a group of local children as 2nd Platoon soldiers move through... More
U.S. Army soldiers from 1st Platoon, Company A, 1st
U.S. Army soldiers from 1st Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry, 172nd Infantry Brigade, Task Force Blackhawk, bow for a moment of silence to honor their fallen comrades before leaving on a mission ... More
Children from a small village near Combat Outpost Yosef
Children from a small village near Combat Outpost Yosef Khel laugh at a U.S. Army photojournalist as he does a little break dancing for them March 8, 2012.
Members of C Company, 3rd Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment,
Members of C Company, 3rd Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, Task Force 2-28, 172n Infantry Brigade begin their descent off of "Big Nasty," a mountain near Forward Operating Base Tillman Sept. 7. The unit was on a... More